Overview of Contemporary Low-cost sEMG Hardware for Applications in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Reinvee, Märt

doi:10.1177/1541931213601092

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“…With the advancement of digital technology and computational intelligence nowadays, many postural angle measurement system [42][43][44] and EMG signal acquisition system [45][46][47] were designed and built using a cost effective hardware. This study was also utilized a low cost 3D sensor for postural angle measurement and low cost EMG hardware (e.g.…”

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Integrated Measurement System of Postural Angle and Electromyography Signal for Manual Materials Handling Assessment

Isa

Saptari

Abulais

et al. 2021

IJIE

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Improper design of manual materials handling (MMH) tasks at workplace can cause musculoskeletal disorders such as muscle strain to industrial workers. To avoid these disorders, ergonomists and engineers require an integrated measurement system which allows them to study the interaction of body posture and muscle effort during performing MMH tasks. However, far too little attention has been paid to develop an integrated measurement system of body posture and muscle activity for assessing MMH tasks. The aim of this study was to develop and test a prototype of integrated system for measuring postural angles and electromyography (EMG) signals of a worker who doing MMH tasks. The Microsoft Visual Studio software, a 3D camera (Microsoft Kinect), Advancer Technologies muscle sensors and a microcontroller (NI DAQ USB-6000) were applied to develop the integrated postural angle and EMG signal measurement system. Additionally, a graphical user interface was created in the system to enable users to perform body posture and muscle effort assessment simultaneously. Based on the testing results, this study concluded that the patterns of EMG signals are depending on the postural angles which consistent with the findings of established works. Further study is required to enhance the validity, reliability and usability of the prototype so that it may facilitate ergonomists and engineers to assess work posture and muscle activity during MMH task.

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Integrated Measurement System of Postural Angle and Electromyography Signal for Manual Materials Handling Assessment

Isa

Saptari

Abulais

et al. 2021

IJIE

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“…This study takes into account these recommendations for electrode distance and positioning [6]. In addition, several studies have applied a similar configuration as proposed in Table I with successful outcomes, numbers of sensors placed on forearm vary from 2 to 8 in different studies [7,8]. The proposed system is capable of up to 8 muscle sensors recording in real time.…”

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Multi-Channel Muscle Armband Implementation: Electronic Circuit Validation and Considerations towards Medical Device Regulation Assessment

Loli¹,

Regina²,

Agueda³

et al. 2020

IJACSA

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Multi-channel muscle arrays are commonly used as sensors in bionic prosthetic devices offering an innovative solution to recover motion in transradial amputees. This study presents preliminary assessments towards validation of a muscle armband for usage in transradial users. Analog and digital components were designed based on medical agencies' recommendations to assess future compliance with Latin American medical device regulations. The study follows two approaches, an exploratory and pre-experimental design. Design was validated and confronted among research literature and medical device regulations. For validation, a pre-experimental design was guided by a quantitative paradigm. Muscle signal was assessed before and after the condition circuit for up to four muscle signals in real time. The present study considers both the conditioning muscle signal circuit and the embedded logic implementation to record signals from the designed muscle armband. Results show that the proposed device allows to record noninvasive signals with a frequency from 20-500 Hz.

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“…This requires simultaneous detection of electromyography (EMG) and trunk flexion angle, intervention criteria, and an actuator to provide visual or auditory feedback. Traditionally electromyography has been expensive to utilize, however, the recent trend towards the do-it-yourself mindset has made EMG acquisition available with low-cost and considerable quality [6], [7]. These low-cost EMG acquisition solutions can be easily interfaced with other types of sensors, like accelerometers, which for a while have been used for inclinometry [8], [9], [10].…”

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Feasibility of a Low-cost Microcontroller Based Lumbar Flexion-relaxation Phenomenon Monitoring System

Gussev¹,

Veraksitš²,

Reinvee³

2020

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This paper investigates the potential of using a low-cost microcontroller based system to monitor the lumbar flexion-relaxation phenomenon in the erector spinae muscle. A BITalino microcontroller was interfaced with an electromyography sensor and accelerometers. The data was combined in Matlab. The results indicate that the system is capable of visually demonstrating the presence of the lumbar flexionrelaxation phenomenon.

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Overview of Contemporary Low-cost sEMG Hardware for Applications in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Integrated Measurement System of Postural Angle and Electromyography Signal for Manual Materials Handling Assessment

Integrated Measurement System of Postural Angle and Electromyography Signal for Manual Materials Handling Assessment

Multi-Channel Muscle Armband Implementation: Electronic Circuit Validation and Considerations towards Medical Device Regulation Assessment

Feasibility of a Low-cost Microcontroller Based Lumbar Flexion-relaxation Phenomenon Monitoring System

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